How to install Windows XP with an USB 2 CD device?

My Cd\DVD rom is connected to my pc with an USB 2 cabel.I can't install Windows that way because it can't boot from this device.any ideas how to boot it?

Answer:
Reinstalling winxp from external CD drive
http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.

How to Create a Bootable CD-ROM
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library...

http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx...

How to obtain Windows XP Setup boot disks
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310994...

Windows XP Home Edition Utility: Setup Disks for Floppy Boot Install
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detai...
The Windows XP startup disk allows computers without a bootable CD-ROM to perform a new installation of the operating system. The Windows XP startup disk will automatically load the correct drivers to gain access to the CD-ROM drive and start a new installation of Setup.
Look here.

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